PostWireFirst 50 sourdough cinnamon rolls are FREE with any coffee this Saturday 👀🍥 We've been testing this recipe for weeks and it's finally ready. Family bakery, made from scratch. Come early! ☕ #sourdough #cinnamonrolls #bakery #familybakery #freefood
Sprout Social alternative: a free plan with the API, and 10 businesses for $29 a month
Sprout Social is a social media management suite for marketing and customer-care teams, sold per seat. PostWire writes a different post for each network from one idea and publishes them — from the dashboard, the REST API, n8n or an AI agent — with a free plan and pricing per business.
Short answer. PostWire has a free plan with the REST API and the MCP server in it; Sprout Social has a 30-day trial and then starts at $79 per seat a month billed annually, with the Sprout API on its Advanced plan ($399 per seat). 10 businesses on 5 networks are $29 a month on PostWire against $299 per seat on Sprout Social Professional, the first plan with unlimited social profiles.
Every Sprout Social price and feature here was read on Sprout Social's own pages on Oct 12, 2026, with the link next to it. If they changed since, their page wins.
PostWire and Sprout Social at a glance
| PostWire | Sprout Social | |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay for | One business — every network connects on every plan; paid plans post to all of them at once | Plans per seat (per user): 5 social profiles on Essentials and Standard, unlimited on Professional and Advanced |
| Cheapest paid plan | $9 a month (3 businesses) | $79 per seat a month billed annually, $99 billed monthly (Essentials, 5 social profiles) |
| Free plan | Yes — 1 business, 20 posts a month, 2 networks per post, 3 scheduled at a time, no card | No free plan listed — a 30-day free trial, no credit card |
| 10 businesses × 5 networks | $29 a month | $299 |
| Writes a different post per network from one idea | Yes — one request writes them all | An AI assistant in its composer ("Enhance Post by AI Assist" from Professional) and 100 AI agent credits per seat a month |
| MCP server for AI agents | Hosted, API key or OAuth 2.1, 21 tools | Not listed on its pricing or integrations pages |
| n8n | A community node that writes each network's post and publishes it in one step | Not listed on its integrations page |
| X (Twitter) | Yes, on paid plans, through PostWire's X app — no X developer account of your own; X credits included every month (Pro: 150) | Yes |
| Refund or guarantee | 14 days on paid plans | Not listed on its pricing page |
Where PostWire is better than Sprout Social
- A free plan, not only a trial. 1 business, 20 posts a month, with the REST API and the MCP server, no card and no time limit. Sprout Social's free trial lasts 30 days.
- The API on every plan, the free one included. Sprout Social's pricing page lists "The Sprout API" on Advanced, at $399 per seat a month billed annually.
- Paid plans from $9 a month. PostWire Starter covers 3 businesses and 1,000 posts a month. Sprout Social Essentials is $79 per seat a month billed annually ($99 billed monthly) for up to 5 social profiles.
- Per business, not per seat. 10 businesses on 5 networks are $29 a month on PostWire Pro. That is 50 social profiles: Sprout Social's first plan with unlimited profiles is Professional, at $299 per seat a month billed annually.
- Your team is in the plan. PostWire Starter has 3 seats for $9 a month in total. Sprout Social prices each seat separately on every plan.
- Every network's post written in one request, from the dashboard, the API or an agent: one idea in, a TikTok hook, a YouTube title with tags and a LinkedIn post out. Sprout Social lists "Enhance Post by AI Assist" from its Professional plan.
- An MCP server and an n8n node, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or a workflow can write and schedule the posts. Sprout Social's pricing and integrations pages list neither.
- Mastodon, Telegram and Discord, next to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook Pages, Bluesky and X. Sprout Social's integrations page lists 11 social networks and none of the three.
Who PostWire is for
- You want to publish from an API, n8n or an AI agent before paying: PostWire's free plan includes the API and the MCP server.
- You post for several businesses: 10 businesses × 5 networks is $29 here, against $299 per seat a month on Sprout Social Professional.
- You need publishing and scheduling with each network's post written for you, also on Mastodon, Telegram or Discord.
10 businesses on 5 networks each: the monthly bill
An agency or a freelancer with ten clients, each on five networks, about 20 posts per client a month. That is 50 connected accounts, which is where the pricing unit decides the bill.
| Tool | How it's counted | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| PostWire Pro | 10 businesses fit in Pro (10 businesses, unlimited posts, fair use 10,000 a month; 10 × 20 posts × 5 networks = 1,000) | $29 |
| Sprout Social Professional, 1 seat, billed annually | 10 businesses × 5 networks = 50 social profiles: Essentials and Standard stop at 5, so Professional (unlimited social profiles) at $299 per seat a month | $299 |
Monthly billing in USD, before tax. Sprout Social's figure is its per-month price on annual billing, the one its pricing page shows, for one seat; every extra user is another seat. PostWire's is its monthly price. Source: sproutsocial.com/pricing/, read on Oct 12, 2026; PostWire's prices come from the code that bills you.
What “a different post per network” means
PostWire writes each network's version from one idea in one request — a hook for TikTok, a searchable title and tags for YouTube, a longer first-person post for LinkedIn — and then publishes them. The same request works from the dashboard, the REST API, the n8n node or an AI agent.
The idea: We're a family bakery. This Saturday we launch sourdough cinnamon rolls, and the first 50 are free with any coffee.
Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls Launch 🍥 First 50 Are FREE!
Our sourdough cinnamon rolls are finally here — and this Saturday, the first 50 are completely free with any coffee order. We're a family bakery, and these sourdough cinnamon rolls have been weeks in the making. The tang of a slow-fermented sourdough dough wrapped around a buttery cinnamon filling is something we couldn't wait to share with our community. If you've been curious about what makes sourdough bakes different from regular yeasted pastries, this roll is a great place to start. The fermentation process adds depth of flavor that you simply can't rush — and trust us, we tried. 😄 #sourdoughcinnamonrolls #familybakery #sourdough This Saturday only — come early, quantities are limited to the first 50 guests. Pair it with your go-to coffee order and let us know what you think in the comments below. We'd love to see you there. If you're not local, drop a comment and tell us what baked goods you'd travel for — we're always looking for inspiration for new recipes.
We've been a family bakery for years. This Saturday, we're doing something we've never done before. We're launching sourdough cinnamon rolls — and the first 50 are free with any coffee. This wasn't a quick decision. We tested the recipe for weeks. Got the fermentation time wrong. Twice. Overproofed a whole batch on a Tuesday. And then one morning, we pulled a tray out of the oven and just… knew. The slow ferment gives the dough a subtle tang that cuts through the sweetness of the cinnamon filling. It's the kind of thing that's hard to describe but impossible to miss when you taste it. We're a small, family-run operation. We don't have a marketing budget or a PR team. What we have is an oven, a sourdough starter that's older than our youngest kid, and a neighborhood we genuinely love feeding. Launching something new is always a little nerve-wracking — you never quite know if the thing you've poured your energy into will land the way you hoped. But that's also what makes it exciting. If you're local, come find us this Saturday. First 50 sourdough cinnamon rolls are on us with any coffee order. Come early — we don't expect them to last long. And if you're not nearby, I'm curious — what's the best thing you've ever eaten from a small, independent bakery? Drop it in the comments. 👇 #FamilyBusiness #Sourdough #SmallBusiness
Real output from PostWire's writer on Sept 26, 2026, not edited (25.0 s for six networks; three shown). You review and edit before anything is published.
The 10 networks PostWire publishes to
Every network PostWire's production setup publishes to on Oct 5, 2026, and whether Sprout Social lists it on its own page (read Oct 12, 2026), where its full list has 11. "Not listed" means we could not find it there.
| Network | PostWire | Sprout Social |
|---|---|---|
| TikTok | Live approved Jul 7, 2026 | Yes |
| Live business/creator | Yes | |
| Facebook Pages | Live Pages | Yes |
| YouTube | Live | Yes |
| LinkedIn profile | Live text posts | Yes |
| X | Live paid plans, X credits | Yes |
| Bluesky | Live | Yes |
| Mastodon | Live | Not listed |
| Telegram | Live | Not listed |
| Discord | Live | Not listed |
Both price lists
Sprout Social
| Plan | What's included | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | Up to 5 social profiles; $99 billed monthly | $79 per seat |
| Standard | 5 social profiles | $199 per seat |
| Professional | Unlimited social profiles | $299 per seat |
| Advanced | Unlimited social profiles; the Sprout API | $399 per seat |
| Enterprise | Custom | Schedule a demo |
Per seat, per month, on annual billing — the prices its pricing page shows. Plans start with a 30-day free trial, no credit card. From Sprout Social's pricing page, Oct 12, 2026.
PostWire
| PostWire plan | Businesses | Posts a month | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 1 | 20 | $0 |
| Starter | 3 | 1,000 | $9 |
| Pro | 10 | Unlimited (fair use 10,000) | $29 |
| Agency | 50 | Unlimited (fair use 50,000) | $99 |
| Scale | 200 | Unlimited (fair use 150,000) | $299 |
Per business — every network connects on every plan; paid plans post to all of them at once. AI writing included. A post counts once per network. Billed monthly, or yearly at 20% off. Full pricing.
Sources, all read on Oct 12, 2026:
- Pricing page (price per seat of each plan on annual billing, Essentials billed monthly, social profiles per plan, the Sprout API on Advanced, 30-day free trial, no credit card): sproutsocial.com/pricing/
- Integrations page (the 11 entries tagged Social Network): sproutsocial.com/integrations/
Questions people ask
Is PostWire a good Sprout Social alternative?
Yes, if what you need is publishing and scheduling at a lower price, a free plan to start, or to post from an API or an AI agent: PostWire's free plan includes the API and the MCP server with no time limit, paid plans start at $9 a month, and 10 businesses on 5 networks are $29 a month against $299 per seat on Sprout Social Professional (billed annually).
Where is PostWire better than Sprout Social?
A free plan, not only a trial. 1 business, 20 posts a month, with the REST API and the MCP server, no card and no time limit. Sprout Social's free trial lasts 30 days. The API on every plan, the free one included. Sprout Social's pricing page lists "The Sprout API" on Advanced, at $399 per seat a month billed annually. Paid plans from $9 a month. PostWire Starter covers 3 businesses and 1,000 posts a month. Sprout Social Essentials is $79 per seat a month billed annually ($99 billed monthly) for up to 5 social profiles. Per business, not per seat. 10 businesses on 5 networks are $29 a month on PostWire Pro. That is 50 social profiles: Sprout Social's first plan with unlimited profiles is Professional, at $299 per seat a month billed annually. Your team is in the plan. PostWire Starter has 3 seats for $9 a month in total. Sprout Social prices each seat separately on every plan. Every network's post written in one request, from the dashboard, the API or an agent: one idea in, a TikTok hook, a YouTube title with tags and a LinkedIn post out. Sprout Social lists "Enhance Post by AI Assist" from its Professional plan. An MCP server and an n8n node, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or a workflow can write and schedule the posts. Sprout Social's pricing and integrations pages list neither. Mastodon, Telegram and Discord, next to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook Pages, Bluesky and X. Sprout Social's integrations page lists 11 social networks and none of the three.
How much does Sprout Social cost compared to PostWire?
Sprout Social charges plans per seat (per user): 5 social profiles on Essentials and Standard, unlimited on Professional and Advanced; its cheapest paid plan is $79 per seat a month billed annually, $99 billed monthly (Essentials, 5 social profiles) (read on Oct 12, 2026 from https://sproutsocial.com/pricing/). PostWire charges per business — every network connects on every plan; paid plans post to all of them at once: Free for 1 business (2 networks per post), $9 for 3, $29 for 10, $99 for 50. For 10 businesses on 5 networks each: $299 on Sprout Social against $29 on PostWire.
Does PostWire post to X or Reddit?
X: yes, as a pay-per-use add-on of the paid plans (X charges for every post): 1 X credit = 1 X post, 10 for a post with a link, +1 per image or video, with X credits included every month on Starter, Pro, Agency and Scale; not on Free. Reddit: not yet, it is waiting on Reddit's API access approval. Also live: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook Pages, YouTube, LinkedIn (personal profiles), Bluesky, Mastodon, Telegram and Discord.
Does Sprout Social have a free plan?
Sprout Social's pricing page lists four paid plans and Enterprise, with a 30-day free trial that needs no credit card, and no free plan. PostWire's free plan has no time limit: 1 business, 20 posts a month and 2 networks per post, with the API and the MCP server.
How much does Sprout Social cost?
On Oct 12, 2026 Sprout Social's pricing page listed, per seat a month on annual billing: Essentials $79 ($99 billed monthly, up to 5 social profiles), Standard $199 (5 social profiles), Professional $299 (unlimited social profiles) and Advanced $399 (adds the Sprout API), with Enterprise on request.
Does Sprout Social have an API?
Sprout Social's pricing page lists "The Sprout API and Helpdesk integrations" on its Advanced plan, $399 per seat a month billed annually (read Oct 12, 2026). PostWire's REST API is on every plan, including the free one: one POST to /api/post publishes, /api/schedule queues.
Is there a free Sprout Social alternative?
PostWire's free plan is one for publishing and scheduling: 1 business, 20 posts a month, 5 AI drafts a day and 2 networks per post, with the REST API and the MCP server, no card and no time limit.
Is there a cheaper Sprout Social alternative for small businesses?
PostWire Starter is $9 a month for 3 businesses, 1,000 posts a month and 3 seats; Sprout Social Essentials is $79 per seat a month billed annually for up to 5 social profiles. PostWire publishes and schedules; it is not a social inbox or a listening tool.
Can I move from Sprout Social to PostWire?
Yes. Connect the same accounts to PostWire (each network signs in on its own page), and schedule the posts you still have queued with a CSV through bulk upload, or from Claude or another agent with PostWire's MCP server.
Is there a free plan and a refund?
Yes. The free plan covers 1 business, 20 posts a month and 2 networks per post — every network connects free — with no card and no time limit. Paid plans can be refunded in full within 14 days of the first payment, through the support form.
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